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The Joy of Watching Baseball in Japan
No. 44, Steven Moya, swaggered up to the plate. At nearly 6’5”, he towered over his teammates. He eyed […]
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[Hidden Wonders of Japan] In Tatebayashi, Thousands of Carp Streamers Fly Amid Falling Sakura Petals
As people in Japan look forward to the annual Boy’s Day celebration on May 5, the Koinobori Matsuri […]
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Kanazawa: The Sakura Are Just About to Bloom in this Picturesque City
Spring is now in full flush here in Tokyo, which sadly means that the sakura season is coming to […]
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Enjoy Late Cherry Blossoms at Tokyo’s Beautiful Shinjuku Gyoen
A few days ago on April 9, after the entrance ceremony at the high school my younger son is […]
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2019 March 26 – April 1 – Sakura Photos by JAPAN Forward Readers
Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers at the end of March to send us their original sakura photos this [&hel
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Sample Food from Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away at Awesome Exhibition and Cafe in Tokyo
In January, the first Studio Ghibli exhibition in Tokyo for 3 years was announced to open in April. It’s […]
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Playing with Tokura Under the Sakura
There are only a few weeks out of the year when people all over Japan get out and enjoy […]
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Tsunami-Hit Railway In Tohoku Resumes Full Operations After 8 Years
On March 23, the Rias Line in Iwate Prefecture resumed normal operations for the first time since 2011. […]
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The Only Word I Knew Was ‘Konnichiwa,’ but Here’s How I’ve Survived in Japan
As Japan prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020, there has been much attention to how […]
[COMPLETED] Giveaway: Limited Edition Reiwa Newspaper
Reiwa, the name of Japan’s new imperial era, is the first to be chosen from a traditional work of […]
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Ten Things I Didn’t Know About Getting a Japanese Driver’s License
I have recently become the proud owner of a Japanese driver’s license! Getting this document was incredibly complicated
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Japan and Turkey: A (Hi)story of Kindness
It is often said that the strongest of friendships are forged during the hardest of times. Sometimes strength can [&he